title: Vulvar leiomyosarcoma in pregnancy.
abstract: To our knowledge, this is the first case of vulvar leiomyosarcoma occurring during pregnancy to be reported. The neoplasm was resected immediately after a term vaginal delivery. A wide local excision of the vulva with bilateral superficial inguinal node sampling was performed 6 weeks post partum. Four previous cases of vulvar sarcoma occurring in pregnancy are reviewed. The need to perform biopsy of vulvar lesions during pregnancy is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kuller
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Zucker
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery